Ribaucourt (French pronunciation: [ʁibokuʁ]) is a Brussels Metro station on the northern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the Boulevard Léopold II/Leopold II-laan in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. The station takes its name from the Belgian noble family De Ribaucourt, as well as De Ribaucourt park and castle.
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Location | Boulevard Léopold II / Leopold II-laan 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°51′38″N 4°20′24″E / 50.86056°N 4.34000°E | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 2 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||
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The metro station opened on 2 October 1988 as part of the Rogier–Simonis extension of line 2, the same year that line was converted from premetro (underground tram) to heavy metro. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it now lies on the joint section of lines 2 and 6.[1][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Line 2 direction SIMONIS - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
External links
edit- Media related to Ribaucourt metro station at Wikimedia Commons
- STIB/MIVB official website